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tangent.

a key (on a typewriter, computer keyboard, piano, or the like)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/tanˈjɛnt//tanˈɡɛnt/

  1. a key (on a typewriter, computer keyboard, piano, or the like)

    common-gender

  2. a tangent

    common-gender

  3. tangent (trigonometric function)

    common-gender · dated · definite · singular
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin tangēns; cf. German Tangente.

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